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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “sparkles” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

34 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
sparkles14321049(None) 
spackles16319951spackles
sparkle133710211sparkle_
sparkled15317731sparkled
sparkler14317981sparkler
sparklers15315641sparklers
sparklet143110591sparklet
sparklets15275841sparklets
asparkle1443842asparkle_
darkles124011932_darkles
parles86334402_par_les
paroles95025882_paroles
shackles173010592shackles
spackle15369572spackle_
spackled17297802spackled
spales84728102spa__les
spangles1138892spangles
sparables13167162sparables
spares84834552spar__es
sparges104016342spar_ges
sparked143513142spark_ed
sparker133914362spark_er
sparkers144111312sparkers
sparkier14298032sparkier
sparkiest15188092sparkiest
sparklier1554362sparklier
sparkliest1644572sparkliest
sparkly16348132sparkl_y
sparks124616362spark__s
spatzles1935302spatzles
speckles16268132speckles
sporules1037702sporules
spurtles1037782spurtles
startles82111962startles

Search took 5 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911210590.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit121059343.98330393.9
3Display Results34340.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691344.13943172.5
 
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